What is it about some successful men that they feel a need to be war heroes, too? There is a long tradition of prominent men exaggerating their military service for no good reason. And there is an equally long tradition of journalists and veterans' groups exposing them to public ridicule.

I love free enterprise, but I believe there is a special place in hell for business people who exploit the poor and vulnerable and politicians who enable them. A good example is the payday lending industry.

When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. put out a call in spring 1965 for people to come to Alabama and march for civil rights, college students across the country jumped at the chance. College presidents shuddered.

Eastern Kentucky needs many things to have a brighter future: better schools, better infrastructure, less-corrupt politics, more inclusive leadership and a move diverse economy. And, as much as anything, it needs a healthier population and a cleaner environment.

MakeTime, a new Lexington company, has developed an online platform for matching manufacturers with excess capacity to customers willing to buy it. It is essentially a marketplace for by-the-hour machine time.